Dorothea Bland was born close to the city of Waterford in Ireland in November 1761 to parents Francis Bland and his Welsh mistress Grace Phillips. The couple had six children together in total, and Dorothea, who was often called Dora or Dorothy, was the third. Though not from a particularly affluent family Dorothea and her [read more]
Alice of Battenberg was born on 25 February 1885 as the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her daughter Alice. Due to the early death of Queen Victoria’s daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took a special interest in her grandchildren through Alice. [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Queen Victoria’s relationship with the Romanovs began with the tragic tale of her aunt Juliane, whose disastrous marriage to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia ended in an annulment in 1820. It kicked off many years of Anglo-Russian distrust, despite Victoria having quite the crush on the future Emperor Alexander II of [read more]
Read part one here. Within a month of meeting each other; the Prince of Wales and Lillie were an item, and Lillie was regarded as the Prince’s first real mistress. They were soon seen everywhere together, which their respective spouses hated but could do little about. The pair were physically attracted to each other and [read more]
Emilie Charlotte le Breton, known as Lillie, was born on 13 October 1853 on the channel island of Jersey. We know little of Lillie’s childhood but do know that her parents were Emilie Davis and her husband William Corbet le Breton, who was a reverend. Lillie was one of seven children and was the only [read more]
In the early morning of 27 April 1895, the royal yacht De Valk brought two Countesses van Buren from Vlissingen to Queenborough. The Countesses were, in fact, Queen Emma and the 14-year-old Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. From Queenborough, the Queens took the train to London where they were received by the Prince of Wales [read more]
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